A KIDDERMINSTER hospice is once again taking the hassle out of the Christmas clean-up with the return of their tree recycling event.

KEMP Hospice will be running real Christmas tree collections in a number of Wyre Forest postcode areas between Friday 13 and Saturday, January 14.

With a donation to support the hospice, local residents can register their addresses online and arrange a collection.

Jayne Sargeant, KEMP Hospice fundraiser, said: "Following the success of last year’s event, we wanted to offer our Christmas tree collection and recycling service once again to residents in the Wyre Forest area.

"For a donation to KEMP Hospice, we’ll collect real Christmas trees from outside their homes and recycle them.

"It’s a great way for not only our local community to support us by donating to support our care services, but for us to support them by taking the hassle of recycling their real Christmas trees off their hands.”

Kidderminster Shuttle: Jayne Sargeant, KEMP fundraiser, and Kate Smith of Linden Homes / Countryside PartnershipsJayne Sargeant, KEMP fundraiser, and Kate Smith of Linden Homes / Countryside Partnerships (Image: KEMP)

A number of local businesses are also backing the event, generously giving up their time and resources, with volunteers to collect and recycle the trees from people’s homes.

Darren Beale, managing director from headline sponsor Countryside Partnerships/ Linden Homes said: “We are once again delighted to support KEMP Hospice by sponsoring their Christmas Tree Collection and recycling event. It’s not only a great service for the community, but it also provides vital fundraising support for the Wyre Forest’s local Hospice charity. We’re very proud to be involved.”

To find out if your address is located in an available postcode area, and to donate to register your real Christmas tree for collection, go to the KEMP Hospice website: www.kemphospice.org.uk/christmas-tree-collection.

Registration closes on Sunday, January 8 2023.